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Definition of Skyed
1. a. Surrounded by sky.
Definition of Skyed
1. Verb. (past of sky) ¹
2. Adjective. Surrounded by sky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skyed
1. sky [v] - See also: sky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skyed
Literary usage of Skyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and by J. S. Campion (1878)
"... fat Buck—Coming to Grief-Cold Work—The Turkeys again—skyed—The flowing Bowl—The
big Buck " gone for"— Our Bill of Fare complete— How it all ..."
2. The Slang Dictionary: Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast by John Camden Hotten (1872)
"skyed, artists say that a picture is skyed when it is hung on the upper SKY-SCRAPER,
a tall man; "are you cold up there, old SKY-SCRAPER? ..."
3. Journal of Marie Bashkirtseff by Marie Bashkirtseff, Arthur D. Hall (1913)
"In short, an honorable mention, even when granted to another department, ought
to prevent one of my pictures being skyed in this way. ..."
4. Morningside by Columbia College (Columbia University, Columbia College (Columbia University) (1899)
"The fact is, like many another beautiful work of art, we have been skyed,
remorselessly skyed, by the august hanging committee of this great museum of the ..."
5. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"She lured a few men of spirit from the low-skyed East and with them built an empire.
She took a few picks and drills from New England forges and mined the ..."
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